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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 11, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 11, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 7,609 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Solly Hemus | Second Baseman |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Marv Blaylock | First Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 11, 1956
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Simmons
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Simmons
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Simmons
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Simmons
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Wehmeier
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Wehmeier
Hemus bunts towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Dark covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wehmeier
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Simmons
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Simmons
Moon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Simmons
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Simmons
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Wehmeier
Lopata is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Wehmeier
Ennis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Wehmeier
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Simmons
Wehmeier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Simmons
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wehmeier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Simmons
Dark bunts towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Hemus covering, for the out. Wehmeier moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Simmons
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Musial reaches second base with a double. Wehmeier scores. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Simmons
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Flowers
Ben Flowers now pitching.
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Repulski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Flowers
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Wehmeier
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Wehmeier
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Wehmeier
Flowers hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Flowers
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Flowers
Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Flowers
Wehmeier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Flowers
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Flowers
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Wehmeier
Ashburn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Wehmeier
Hemus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Wehmeier
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Wehmeier
Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Flowers
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Flowers
Repulski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Flowers
Bobby Morgan pinch hits for Ken Boyer.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flowers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Wehmeier
Bobby Morgan now playing third base.
Ennis hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Wehmeier
Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Wehmeier
Valo hits a line drive into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Wehmeier
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blaylock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Wehmeier
Jim Greengrass pinch hits for Ben Flowers.
Greengrass hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Miller
Katt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Miller
Del Greco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Miller
Wehmeier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Wehmeier reaches second base with a double. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Wehmeier
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Wehmeier
Hemus hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Wehmeier
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Wehmeier
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan juggles the ball. That's an error on Morgan. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Wehmeier
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaylock vs. Wehmeier
Blaylock strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Miller
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Miller
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Miller
Repulski takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Miller
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Miller
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Wehmeier
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial juggles the ball. That's an error on Musial. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Wehmeier
Smalley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Smalley reaches second base with a double. Valo scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haddix vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching. Harvey Haddix pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Jackson
Ashburn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemus vs. Jackson
Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Haddix
Harvey Haddix now pitching.
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Haddix
Del Greco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Haddix
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jackson
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Jackson
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Jackson
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaylock vs. Jackson
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Haddix
Musial hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Haddix
Repulski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Jackson
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Jackson
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Jackson
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Harvey Haddix.
Baumholtz hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Jackson
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1956 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Ashburn R, cf 5 1 2 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Hemus S, 2b 3 0 1 0
Musial S, 1b 4 1 2 2 Jones W, 3b 4 1 1 2
Repulski R, lf 4 0 2 1 Lopata S, c 4 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 2 1 1 1 Ennis D, lf 4 0 1 0
Morgan B, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Blaylock M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Moon W, rf 4 0 0 0 Valo E, rf 3 1 0 0
Katt R, c 4 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 2 1
Del Greco B, cf 4 1 3 1 Simmons C, p 0 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 3 1 3 0 Flowers B, p 1 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 1 0 0 0 Greengrass J, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
Haddix H, ph-p 1 0 0 0
Baumholtz F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 12 5 35 3 8 3
St.Louis 013 000 010 -- 5
Philadelphia 000 002 100 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (W)* 6.0 7 3 2 0 3
Jackson L (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons C (L) 2.1 6 4 4 0 1
Flowers B 2.2 3 0 0 0 0
Miller B 2.0 2 0 0 2 0
Haddix H 2.0 1 1 1 0 4
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Morgan B, Musial S
DP -- St.Louis 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Musial S, Wehmeier H, Smalley R
HR -- Boyer K, Jones W, Del Greco B
SH -- Hemus S, Dark A
T -- 2:46
A -- 7609
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